FALL HOLIDAY ISSUE 1983
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CHEMA WA AMERICAN
Requirements In c re a s e
Vets
During
Honored
Pow wow
Indian Club sponsored its
first community Pow Wow for
the year on Nov. 12 as a way to
honor veterans both living and
dead.
The day and half event fea
tured
dancing
competition
dancing, honor ceremonies,
social dancing, arts and crafts
tables, and fundraising for the
major Chemawa Pow Wow
which will be held May 4-6 in
1984.
During the competition danc
ing Della Morrison, a so
phomore, took first place in
ladies fancy dance, and Steve
Axtell, senior took first in Mens
Fancy Dance. Pendleton blan
kets were the coveted prizes for
these students and winners of
the Tiny Tots, Boy and Girls,
Junior division Boys and Girls,
and Traditional Ladies and
Mens categories.
While the number attending
the Pow Wow was lower than
expected, the 300 participants
came from the Pacific North
west as well as California, and
the Colorado River Tribe from
Parker, Arizona.
Garron Quill, dorm matron,
acted as MC and was assisted
by Bob Tom from the Siletz
tribe.
Six drumming groups shared
their talents and skills. They in
cluded Salem Intertribal Drum,
Sweat House Lodge, a group
from Eugene and Klamath
Falls, and two groups from
Portland.
The oldest and youngest
male and female veterans were
honored with necklaces, beaded
buckles, and honor songs:
Members of the Southeast
Asian community were invited
to give a presentation during
the Saturday night events.
They also did a traditional
dance and ceremony.
Pow
Wow
Committee
Members who sponsored and
hosted this event were: Louis
Belgard, chairman; Betty Pin-
necoose; West Thomas, secre
tary; Cabe Cutfinger, treasurer;
and Garron Quill, arts/crafts
andMC.
Snack Bar Menu and
Hours Increases
Corrine ChiefStick
Got the cafeteria blahs?? If
you still have room in your
tummy, come down to ' thé
snack bar and fill up on one and
or all of the snack bar’s selec
tion of Hamburgers, Chee
seburgers, Nachos With Cheese,
Buritos, Pototo Chips, Pop, H ot
Dogs, Crunchy Pickles, or for
your sweet tooth some good
Pie.
Also, if you missed out on
any meals during the week or
week-end just strut on over to
the snack bar which is open:
12:30 - 1:15 FOR LUNCH ON
W EEKDAYS
3:30 - 5:00 A FTE R SCHOOL
7:00 - 9:15 A F TE R STU D Y
HOUR
1:00 - £:00 ON W EEK END S
7:00 -10:30 A FTE R D IN N ER
ON W EEK ENDS
' The workers will try to pleas®
your appetite, but if you are un
satisfied with the menu put
your suggestions in the com
ment box. The request will be
considered, and if possible, will
be fulfilled.
The student workers who wit
be glad to help you out are
Lena Ike - manager, Marrion
Garrow, assistant manager; and
workers are Celeste Albert.
Alexis Steward, and Audrey
Jones.
Assistant Manager Marrion,
“KOO-MAH-KIE”
, Garrow
says that the workers are put
on probation to see how well
they can manage the store and
.serve the customers... She says
starting sometime between
December 12th and 15th all
snack bar staff will be paid
$1.00 an hour every two weeks.
Koo-mah-kie enjoys working in
the snack bar and hopes to see
her customers lined up, munch
ing out and satisfied With ser
vice.
Students and staff are
reminded that no credit is given
to anyone. It’s cash is in the
barrel (or hamburger as the
case may be). All proceeds from
this student enterprise conces
sion will go into the student
council money.
Preserving Chemau <»,
History Task of
Museum Club
r i
In February, 1984, Chemawa
Indian School will celebrate it’s
104th birthday. While it’s a lit
tle early for congratulations, a
school this old holds more than
104 years of survival. It is a liv
ing history, a place that’s been
home for thousands of Indian
people for over a hundred years.
Students have not only passed
through, but have left their
mark in terms of awards, pic
tures, crafts artwork, and items
used for everyday life that have
become part of Chemawa’s his
tory and legacy.
When the old campus was
tom down in 1978-79 many
items were discarded and a part
of the school’s history was lost
forever.
But the Museum Club,
founded by social studies
teacher Fritz Klein, tried to sal
vage trophies, a basket collec
tion, dedication plaques and
items that were a fixture of the
old school.
The main purpose of the Mu
seum Club, explained Mr.
Klein, is to try and establish a
museum for the school, preserve
and acquire various artifacts
owned by former students: keep
accurate
records
to
give
students a little more pride in
their school by giving them
more
knowledge
about
Chemawa; to give students in-
* voved with the club job-exper-
ience with museum work; ana
as a future goal tô give the gen
eral public a better understand
ing of Chemawa and Indian
people.
Currently members of the
club are trying to çatalog tro
phies and the basket collection,
restore the old totem pole in
front of the school, prepare the
museum for torus, and show
people what Chemawa was and
is.
It is hoped that one of the
buildings on the old campus
could be converted into a mu
seum, but nothing is settled yet
as the buildings have been con
demned and are scheduled to be
tom down.
The most valuable artifact
that the museum has currently
is an old basket. It’s actual age
has not been determined, which
is true for many of the items.
There is also a trophy which
dates back to 1909 and year
books from the school’s earliest
years.
Funding for restoration, stor
age and research is not availa
ble as yet, but last spring the
Alumni Association donated
$100 to the club. The adminis
tration is also strongly support
ing the historic preservation ef
forts of the group.
.
G ra d u a tio n C re d its
R aised fo r Upper C lassm en
Senior class
president
Wilbur
Shares
Dreams
We, the class of 1984, would
like to welcome all the new and
old students here at Chemawa.
We hope that you have a good
and interesting year here. We
would like to introduce our class
officers and our advisers. The
class President is Lisa Wilber;
Vice-Pres. is Mike Roland, Sec
retary is Estelle Demontiney;
Treasurer is Richard Bearchild,
Sargeant-at-Arms are Les Costel
and Henry Goggles, and Student
Council Rep. is Ben Jojola. The
class advisers are Mrs. Bailey,
Ms. Isaacson, Mr. Klien, and
Mr. Briggs.
As seniors, we would like to re
mind you to get an early start on
graduation. This means saving
money for your class ring, cap
and gown, pictures, announce
ments, and corsages. It would be
easier to get a early jump on it,
so get busy, seniors. We don’t
have time to waste this year.
Lage starters never finish.
Seniors should look into what
we are going to do after you fin
ish this year. 1) Are you going to
go to college? 2) Are you going
to go to trade school? 3) Are you
going to work right away? 4) Or
are you going to go in the ser
vice? Whatever you are going to
do, you better get on the ball be
cause time waits for no one!
As for fund raisers, let’s all
help each other out. We are as
one big family. So if anyone has
any suggestions, please let on<i
of the advisers or the .class
officers know,
By Vesta DeMarries
For this 1983-84 school term,
Lisa Wilbur has been elected
for the position of senior class
president. She is seventeen and
a Winnebago of the Great
Lakes area.
When asked if she thinks she
would make a good officer Lisa
said she will try to do her best.
She feels it would help her a lot
if she can be courteous, aware,
and also if she cooperates with
and gets some input from the
students and staff.
Some of the projects already
planned for the senior class in
clude: raising funds by selling
foods at the concession ..stands,
holding car washes, obtaining
Pendleton blankets for the
graduates, and to also line up
dances for the weekends. Lisa
wants to help her fellow class*
mates as much as possible in
these areas: self discipline,
pride, and respect for them
selves and others.
Lisa also adds, “ It will be
tough to organize activities and
put together schedules but if I
stick with it and hang tough, in
the long run it will pay.”
Museum
One student summarized the
purpose o f the museum by say
ing “we think it is important
because Indian culture has a lot
to offer modem society. We
would like people to know soine
of the important values of In
dian people and gain a better
understanding of us. We also
think this museum is very im
portant because the Chemawa
community should be proud of
their school and have a place
where they also can contribute
their things for future genera-
tions to enjoy.”________'
What does it take to be a
1984 graduate of Chemawa?
According to Mr. Ed John, As
sistant Principal of Academic,
current seniors must take 16
credits of language arts (four
years of English); four credits
of math; four credits of science;
four credits of social studies and
U.S. history; two credits of U.S.
Government/civics; four credits
of Indian culture; two credits of
careers; four credits of physical
education; four credits of
health; and 30 credits of elec
tives. A student must earn by
the time of graduation, a min
imum of 84 credits.
By passing six classes each
quarter students will earn six
credits, and by passing all
classes in one year students can
earn 24 credits.
Extra credits can be earned
during the summer schools at
home, contract labs with
teachers after regular school
hours, and by taking make-up
classes during the Night Lab.
Students may also earn
credits by participating in an
athletic team all quarter/sea-
son.
While students may not gain
credit by examination challeng
ing courses and passing a test
and theii' receiving crédit, they
may take independent studies
authorized by teachers in that
particular field of study.
Juniors - (the class of 1985)
will be allowed to maintain the
same requirements for gradua
tion as the present senior class,
but according to the new state
and federal guideline present
sophomore and freshman must
take additional credits in order
to graduate from Chemawa.
By the time the class of 1986
is ready to walk down the aisle
for graduation they will have
taken all the above class requir
ements and an additional 18
credits. Four of these must be
earned in creative arts which
include mUsic/art/drama, etc.
Presently these classes are of
fered strictly as electives for
seniors and juniors, but are
requirements of all others.
Freshmen and sophomores
will take two credits of Indian
History; eight of science (which
is twice the number required of
upper classmen); and 12 credits
of math will be required com
pared to the present four. Per
sonal Finance will count for
four of these math credits so
students need hot to panic. So
phomores and freshmen will
also be required to take an ex
tra Set of electives. Electives are
classes such as shop, auto me
chanics, photography, jour
nalism, and speech, which are
not required.
Students who are considering
college should think about tak
ing foreign langauges, more
math, end science too, during
the quiet study hour.
By comparison American
students still have fewer requir
ements than European, Japan
ese and Soviet students.
If you think these requir
ements are bad, how about go
ing to school in Russia for eight
hours a day, six days a week?
When they have homework
they mean at least one full hour
of homework per course—per
day!
Students who are concerned
about graduation requirements
should check with their coun
selors to review their tran
scripts. Seniors who plan on
graduating in the spring must
make sure that they have all
necessary credits before the
second semester.
Freshmen who plan on wait
ing until their senior year to
study may not find graduation
with their class a reality.
The medicine? Study every
day, stay on top of all classes,
and work hard.
Keener
Joins Staff
“ If Chemawa and other reser
vation boarding schools (RBS)
are going to survive then we
must become a showcase. We
must be able to compete and
stand up to public scrutiny,”
said Robert Keener, newest
member of the English Dept.
Keener has worked for the
BIA since 1972. He spent over
four years in the Juneau Oreu
Office
as
the
education
specialist for Mt. Edgecüme In
dian School; taüght four years
at Pine Ridge High School in
Kyle, S. Dakota; t$nd taught
three years at MAndefeon Jr.
High in S. Dakota before com
ing to Chemawa.
Keener is also currently the
National President of BIA
Council which is one segment of
the union of federal employees.
Teaching by example, not
just by books, is Keener’s main
goal as a teacher. Teachers, he
maintains, aré very Optimistic
people because “they must
Suffer through five million in
sults and complaints before
they might overhear oné
student say, ‘It’s.not so bad!” ’
Keeping the ORBS open is
another of Keener’s goals.
Tribes, employees, and the gen
eral public must see and realize
the válue of ORBS in order to
get elected officials to continue
to fund the schools, contends
kéener. “ ÓRBSs aré a vital en
tity, a necessary alternative. If
they can’t do better than the
home reservation schools, then
they don’t need to exist; ORBS
must be better!”
Reading science fiction, hunt
ing, rock climbing and Spelling
(playing off rocks with ropes)
are some of Keener’s hobbies
that he enjoys with his wife and
two sons.
Bom in Ft. Meade, South
Dakota, Keener grew up in
Yankton around Lake Andes in
S. Dakota.
He received his BA in English
from Auaustipin College in
Sioux Falls and his MA from
University of S. Dakota in
secondary administration.
SEASONS
GREETINGS
to you and
your fa m ilie s
“They have that In the card catalog!”
Love is a CHOICE...
Richard Wilkerson
“Love isn’t a feeling—it’s a
decision which is why I Can say
and mean I love you just the
way you are,” was the message
shared by Richard Wilkerson in
a special presentation he gave
to Chemawa students and staff.
Too’ often, explained Wilker
son, kids find their friendships
come from clics that put condi
tions on love and concern: “ If
you do this, then I’ll care for
you.”
Too often it is a shallow set
of relationships that scream out
a constant demand: “ Move me!
Stir something in me then I’ll
care!” Such demands contends
Wilkerson, are isolating more
and more people, making them
feel unloved. In turn the U.S.
has seen a 200% increase in
teenage suicide.
Each year Wilkerson speaks
to
approximately
100,000
students during high school as
semblies. The problems of lon
eliness, isolation, and despair
seem increasingly widespread
among today’s youth.
“So many teenagers tell me
they would be willing to give all
their love away, but few reach
back when they reach out their
hand. In their attempt to be
understood they say to people
they want to care—to each
other--“just give me a chance,
love me, and promise I won’t
embarass you.”
In explaining the four types
of love, Wilkerson said only the
highest form, agape, is free love
without conditions. It is based
on personal choice where there
are no feelings involved. Ac
cepting people, loving them
because they are is very
demanding and tough, but Wil
kerson invited students to ac
cept that challenge. In this ac
ceptance, reaching to out-
stretched hands, in this decision
to love without conditions-
only then does much of the con
fusion in today’s world subside.
Only then, concluded Wilker
son, can you people know what
real love is. And only then will
they be able to see value in life.
Advisors
Feeling kind of bored? Want
to show the school what kind of
spirit you and the members of
your class have?
Class advisors welcome sug
gestions and ideas from not,
only class officers and represen
tatives but all students.
Here’s a list of advisors to
check with in planning the next
class social:
Seniors: Mrs. Cheryl Bailey,
Ms. Isaacson, Mr. Klein and
Mr. Briggs.
Juniors: Mrs. Savelsburg, Mr.
Hanson, Mr. Ellison and Mr.
Wood.
Sophomore: Ms. LaCroix, Mr.
Whitman, Mr. Kenner and Mr.
Crone.
Freshmen: Ms. Molly Woods,
Mr. Bailey, Mrs. Richey and
Mrs. Ueeck.
Miss
Chemawa
Candidates
Sought